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THENI (TN): In a novel attempt to curb Naxal movement from spreadingits wings in Tamil Nadu, police have 'adopted' 300 villages borderingthe state and are providing them basic amenities to improve theirlives, according to a top police official.

Speaking at a function at nearby Varushanadu after distributingwelfare schemes to tribals, DGP Letika Saran said the villages wouldbe adopted in phases. She expressed confidence that the scheme wouldthwart any attempt by Naxals to again intrude the territory after afailed effort to set up an arms training camp at Murugamalai in 2007.

The function also saw police receive petitions from tribals to assesstheir needs and being given cattle and sheep and some basic amenitieslike soaps and toothpaste.

In a bid to bring about a sense of camaraderie,police had food and teawith the tribals, assured them that their rights would be safeguardedand urged them to educate themselves to better their prospects inlife.

Police sources said enhanced basic amenities would be provided to 300villages in the first phase of a total of 471 identified villages.Villagers were being given milch animals, as also ration cards andblankets in the hope it would help them improve their standard ofliving, they said.

A top police official, requesting anonymity, said the idea took shapeafter they found some villagers possessing gadgets and watches.Enquiries revealed they had got it from Naxals, whom they used to helpenter and exit jungles, which have myriad pathways.

Two tribals Karimalai and Easwary,who received benefits, were unsurewhether villagers could provide police with information on movement ofstrangers without facilities like phones. They said they were scaredof 'threats' by such people against revealing anything and soughtprotection from police and help from forest officials to improve theireconomic conditions.

NGOs dealing with tribals felt the Naxal problem could be solved withproper policing and not such schemes. Moreover, tribals should beallowed to enjoy the forest produce and the herbs they cultivate. Onlyif they move deep inside the forests would they know about movement ofnaxals, they said.

Umesh Chandra

Umesh Chandra, IPS was bold and daring in dealing with the naxalites. He relentlessly pursued the apprehension of extremists, naxalites and other anti-social elements. He planned and led all counter-terrorist operations himself.